Being an Overcomer

Being an Overcomer
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman

"How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?" (Ps 13:1-2).

Have you ever heard someone jokingly say, "It's not easy being me?" This expression is poking fun at their unique personality or challenges they face in life. Well, it wasn't easy being King David.

His life was a life of extreme highs and extreme lows. He was a shepherd, a political leader, a builder, a prophet, a businessman, a warrior, a lover, a giver, a murderer and a worshiper. He must have been criticized by others as being hypocritical in his early career. In each of these roles he achieved things for God but he also failed God on many occasions. He had a creative-type personality, which is often very passionate with many mood swings. We see this side of him when he unabashedly danced before the Lord in front of his subjects almost naked (2 Sam 6:14).

When David wrote his psalms he was honest about what he was feeling. When he feared his enemies he expressed it. When he could not understand why God was silent, he expressed it as in the psalm above.

However, David never stayed in the place of despair. He often ended his psalms like this one. "But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me" (Ps 13:5-6).

David chooses to focus on what God has done for him, not what He has not done. If you are waiting for a breakthrough with God, be honest with Him about your hopes and dreams. However, also affirm your faith and trust in Him to accomplish His purposes through your life. Be an overcomer.

The Will of God
Pastor Adrian Rogers

"For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is My brother, and My sister, and mother." - Mark 3:35

Ian Thomas asked: "Which of these things in the life of Jesus is more spiritual?

· When Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount?
· When He raised Lazarus from the dead?
· When He washed His disciples' feet?
· Or when He spat on the ground and made clay to anoint the blind man's eyes?"

The answer is that none was more spiritual than the other. Jesus did not divide His life up into little segments of spirituality. He was simply available to do whatever His Father willed.

The will of God is not a road map. It is a relationship! You just simply set yourself apart to do the will of God.

Are you segregating your life into activities that are more spiritual than others? If so, surrender all you are to Him and make yourself available for whatever He calls you to do today.